Comments on: Me and the Podcast Expo

By: Paul Colligan

Paul Colligan — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:20:46 +0000

As one of those “there’s money in them there Podcast” types, I’d love to point out the irony that yours was the only presentation at PME I attended live. The rest I got by time shift. I figure we preach it, we better live it.

I know this is too late for your entry but if they do pick you I’d suggest strongly an angle on not just better “Dave” but better people come from it as well. Instead of listening to the crap on the radio, we’re listening, hopefully, to stuff that makes us better people.

Just a thought.

Paul

By: hugh

hugh — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:09:43 +0000

Not so much how to improve yourself by podcasting, but how podcasting improves you. You think you’re doing a show. In reality the show is doing you, forcing you to expand beyond your comfortable boundaries. If that’s not happening, you’re already podfading, because you’re in a boring rut and it’s just a matter of how long before the whole thing isn’t worth it anymore. Want to play that song you like? You’ve got to reach out to the people who can give you permission. Quite likely you’ve got to explain what you’re doing and why, why it matters, what’s in it for them. The first time I experienced this, it greatly clarified my thinking on a number of subjects. I talk about this on my first podcast (http://illudium.com/20051121/illudium-podcast/).
I once had a conversation with Mur Lafferty where I took the position that it was easy to start podcasting: Just press Record. Mur explained why for many people, pressing Record was the hardest part. Podcasting forces you to stand in front of the whole world and say, “Here I am. Here is my work for your consideration. You can leave comments on my website.”

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:18:29 +0000

I like the idea about improving the podcast, but in the past you have called upon your community of listeners to contribute to your presentation and I don’t know how you would do that with the improving topic.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:06:04 +0000

Mike, I haven’t actually heard any “big money, no whammies” type talk from you. The most recent one I heard I’ve thought about blogging about but I get in so many squabbles I think I’ll just let it drop. But whoo doggies, it curled my toes.

By: Debra Edgar

Debra Edgar — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:47:31 +0000

Keep on trucking I say.

By: Michael Geoghegan

Michael Geoghegan — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:33:41 +0000

Dave,

I have always thought that your presentations at the PME (PNME etc. .etc.. he changes the name) are some of the best. Please keep participating, both for the attendees and those that get the sessions via our podcasts. (BTW we have secured the rights to publish the sessions from the 2007 event.)

On another note, seeing your comments above… are my presentations “not so great or dreadful”?

Please keep participating!

Michael Geoghegan